Support for musical instruments



Oct. 18, 1927.

w. NAUJOKS ET AL SUPPORT FOR MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS Filed Dec. 5. 1925 gnuenfozs Patented Oct. 18, 1927.

6 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

l WTLLIAM NAUJ'OKS AND EVERETT E. MCLAUGHLIN, F LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

SUPPORT FOR MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.

Application filed December 5, 1925. Serial No. 73,428.

This invention relates to supports for musical instruments andmore especially to a support of the character that maybe advantageously employed for holding saxophones or other instruments of that type.

An object of the invention is to support a wind musical instrument in such manner that the instrument is convenient to themusician at all times, so that by grasping the instrument he may readilytilt the same into position for applying the mouth-piece to his lips.

The support is particularly useful when a musician plays several instruments in succession, as it enables him to quickly change from one instrument to another.

,1 Another object of the invention is to provide for ease of adjustment of the instrument to any desired position.

Another object is to effect resilient clamping of the musical instrument so that the instrument will be firmly held at all times without the necessity of clamping it so tightly as to be liable to injure the instrument.

Another object is to provide for swiveling of the musical instrument about a transverse axis, so that the mouth-piece can be swung in an are that lies in a plane at right angles to the musician, thus making it possible for the musician to quickly swing the instrument into position to bring the mouthpiece to his lips, or to swing theinstrument to position to bring the mouthpiece and the upper portion of the instrument sufliciently far from him so as not to interfere with his playing of another instrument, without the necessity of the musician moving his chair or otherwise changing his position.

The accompanying drawings illustrate the invention.

. Fig. 1 is a perspective view of, a support 'for musical instruments constructed in accordance with the provisions of this inven tion, a musical instrument being indicated in broken lines in the support.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged vertical section through the adjustable clamping member.

Fig. 3 is an enlargedinverted plan section on the line indicated by 33, Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged vertical section through the lower portion of the standard.

Fig. 5 is an elevation from the lineindicated by 55, Fig. 4, the stud being in crosssection. 7

Referring to the drawings, there is provided a base 6 that is movable into any desired position in relation to the musician is a standard which, in this instance, comprises three sections, 9, 10, 11. The sections 9, 10 are adjustably connected by a pivot 12 .so that the section 10 can be swung in an are that lies in the vertical plane of the base portion 8 of'the base 6. Preferably, the meeting faces of the sections 9, 10 are provided with teeth 13, 14, which are caused to interlock by screwing up a thumb nut 15 threaded on to the pivot 12 which passes through both sections 9, 10.

The section 10 forms at its upper end a socket 16 to loosely receive the lower end of the section 11. Thus the section 11 can be rotated in the socket or moved in or out so as to shorten or lengthen the standard. To

hold thesections 10, 11 in their adjusted relation, the section 10 is provided with a thumb screw 17. the inner end of which bears against the section 11.

The upper end of the section 11 forms a bearing 18 for a stud 19, the bearing 18 and stud 19 consituting the swivel of a clamp,

.which is indicated in general by the character 20. The clamp 20 extends in line with the axis of rotation of the swivel. A shoulder 21 on the stud 19 frictionally engages one end of the bearing 18, being yieldingly drawn toward said bearing by a coiled spring 22 positioned in a recess 23 formed in the outer end of the bearing 18, the inner end of said spring seating against the hearing and the outer end seating against a washer 24 on the'stud 19. The washer 24 been against a nut 25 threaded at 26 on the outer end of the stud 19. The spring 23 is compressed to a greater or less extent by adjustment of the nut 25 on the stud 19, so

as to increase or diminish the friction be tween the bearing 18 and face 21. The rotation of the stud 19 within the bearing is tion and the shoulder 29 limiting rotation in the other direction.

The clamp 20, in this instance, is fur- 'line with the axis of rotation of the swivel.

ther constructedas followsz The swivel stud 19 projects from an instrument seat 30 which is concave in cross-section to approximately fit the musical instrument that it is designed to hold. Preferably, the seat 30 is provided with a lining 31 of'soft matetransversely concave and the intermediate portion is U shape-for the purpose of clear- "ing any valves or other structureithat there might be on the musical instrument that is to be held in the support. The seat 35 may have a lining '36 of soft material, such as felt. The instrument seats 30, 35 are in In practice, the musical instrument, indicated at a? in Fig. 1, will be placed between the seats 30, 35, the screws 33 being'loosened sufiiciently to permit of this. When the instrument is in place in the support, as in Fig. 1, the musician willfimake the several adjustmentsso as to place the instrument in the position most convenient for him to play and also so that it may be swung, away from him'when he desires to play onanother instrument, not shown. These various adjustments will be secured by loosening the thumb nut 15, turningthe standard section 10 to the desired angle and then tightening the thumb nut 15 loosening the thumb screw 17, rotating the standard section 11,

and pushing. the same in or out, and then tightening the thumb screw 17.- By these various adjustments, .theinstrument a can be brought into position so that when the instrument is substantially vertical with the stop 27 against the shoulder 28, the mouthpiece of the instrument will be adjacent to the musicians lips, in position for playing. When the musician desires to temporarily discard said instrument in order, for exam pie, to play upon another one, he will press the upper end of the instrument atoward his right, thus tilting the instrument toward the right and causing the stop 27' to en- .1 gage the shoulder 29. This angular movement is sufiicient to move the upper part of the instrument sufficiently far from'the musician so that he may readily play" upon another wind instrument without the necessity of moving his chair or changing his looking at Fig. 1, that the musical instrument held by the support may be adjusted to a position aslant upwardly away from the musician with the fork portion of the base 6 turned away from the musician so that, not only can the standard be positioned very close to the musicians' chair without interference, but the support will be much more stable than if the standard were to be mounted centrally of the base because said standard rises from the base end of the Y-shape base. I

We claim:-

1. A support for a musical instrument comprising a base, a standard on said base, an instrument seat connected withthe stand ard,' an arm projecting from one side of the instrument seat, a second instrument seat, the space between the instrument seats being open on the side opposite to said arm, and a screw threaded into the arm and engaging the outer face of the second instrument seat.

2. A support for a musical instrumentcomprising a'base, a standard on said base, an instrument seat connected with the standard, a resilient arm projecting from one side of the instrument seat, a second instrument seat, and a screw threadedinto the arm and engaging the outer face of the second instrument sea-t.

3. A support for a musical instrument comprising a base, a standard on said. base, an instrument seat connected with the'stand ard, arms projecting from the instrument seat on one side thereof, a second instrument seat, and screws in the free ends of said arms engaging the outer face of the second instrument seat.

4. A support for a musical instrument comprising a base, a stan'dardon said base provided at its upper end with a bearing having its axis transverse to the standard, an instrument seat having a stud rotatable insaid bearing, means yieldingly holding the stud in position to force the instrument seat into frictional engagement with one end of the bearing, anarm projecting from'one side of said instrument seat, and a second instrument seat connected with said arm. I

Signed at Los Angeles, California, this 25th day of November,1925.

WILLIAM NAUJOKS. V EVERETT E- MoLAUGI-ILIN- 

